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The reasoning for Amazon's prime position is obvious. E-commerce makes up a growing portion of retail sales, with growth historically pronounced in the holiday season.

In fact, analyst Kimberly Greenberg says that the firm believes Amazon will drive roughly half of all retail growth in the US from 2016 to 2018.

The reason for Burlington's position is less obvious — though after looking at the retailer's sales figures, maybe it shouldn't be.

In August, the company reported same-store sales grew 3.5% — its 18th consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth. Over the last two years, same-store sales gew 8.9%. Plus, while mall traffic drops, Burlington has managed to increase traffic in 10 out of the last 12 months.